How to evaluate ipad apps? Here are some rationales:

  • Combination of entertaining and learning----Students learn easier and faster when they have fun.

  • It can help students upgrade their ICT skills.

  • It demonstrates high order of planning and practice language skills.

  • It can be used as a tool for learning new concepts or for revision.

  • It includes cultural concepts (pictures of food, festivals, meanings behind it, etc.)

  • It is visual, hand-on and easy to use.

  • It meets different learning needs:
    Picture-text
    Picture-sound
    Sound-text